Off-Campus Studies Leader Teachers

Abercrombie, Jay.  B.S., University of Akron; Ph.D., Cornell University; entomologist, author.

Ackerman, Bruce. B.A., Kent State University; M.B.A., Baldwin Wallace College.  Masters credits in literature, Cleveland State University.

Asnien, Phyllis.  B.Sc., Ohio State University (Music Education); M.A., John Carroll University (English and American Literature), Professor Emerita of Humanities, Lakeland Community College. Asnien is the author of Signatures, a novel about the lives of students, and Humanities Considered, a textbook. A student of theologian Paul Tillich, Harvard University (1959-1960), Asnien originated a year long humanities program that was adopted by Lakeland Community College and approved by the Ohio Board of Regents as transferable to Ohio colleges and universities and beyond.  Asnien has taught music, art, literature, and drama.  She is a published poet and a recitalist.

Belknap, Pamela.  B.A., Music Education, Mt. Union College; M.A. Music Education, Case Western Reserve University; Guidance counselor certificate, Cleveland Statue University; retired music teacher, Minister of Music.

Brook, Micki. After attending Ohio State University, Micki Brook taught grade school for the American School in France. Returning to Cleveland, she was a talk show host and interviewer on WERE and WCLV with a program called "Fifty Something". Micki was a theatre reviewer for the Sun Newspapers and WSUM Radio. She has been a staff correspondent for Psychology Today Magazine, an author, and former owner of a public relations and advertising firm named "Imagination Unlimited". Her interests include gourmet cooking and reading. She volunteers at The Gathering Place, and is a former board member of The Art Studio and the Cleveland Choral Arts Society.

Dettelbach, Marcia. B.S., Case Western Reserve University; J.D., Cleveland Marshall College of Law.  Teacher, attorney, mediator, lecturer.

Erzen, Ellen A.. B.A. History, St. Mary of the Woods College; graduate work in history and education.  Erzen worked as a probate paralegal and program manager of the Paralegal Studies Program at Cuyahoga Community College, as well as serving as a part-time instructor.  Erzen is an avid gardener and portrait artist.

Factor, Sol. B.A., Nasson College; M.A.T., John Carroll University. Retired public school teacher in history and Holocaust studies. Part-time instructor at Kent State University. Creator of FAMOUS FACES: One Man Show of Famous Men in History. Holocaust lecturer and author of several guides for Holocaust materials. Collector of old radio and television programs.

Flament, Gale. B.S., Buffalo State College; M.A., Case Western Reserve University; M.A., University of Akron.  Retired art teacher (Euclid High School).

Jacoby, Joseph H.B.A., Bowling Green State University; Teaching certificate, Ohio State University; M. A., Kent State University; retired English teacher; Lakewood Schools.  In addition to the Case Western Reserve University program, Jacoby teaches private piano lessons.  He adores classical music, especially for piano, orchestra or opera.   He also tutors Hispanic children at Joseph Gallagher Public School in Cleveland, and loves Hispanic culture, language, and literature.  He is an active member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, where he leads historical and architectural tours.  Finally, Jacoby is a passionate traveler, especially to the British Isles, Europe, and Latin America.

Johnson, Marjorie Howard. B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley. Retired head of Foreign Language Department, Hawken School.

Kirby, Albert Charles. B.S., M.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of Illinois. Associate Professor Emeritus, Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University; Associate Dean Emeritus, Admissions and Student Affairs, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University. Kirby’s interests are in the interactions of science, culture, history and economics. He has taught dental, graduate, medical, nursing and undergraduate students at Case Western Reserve University. He is both a student and teacher in Off-Campus Studies and Senior Scholars.  Along with his wife, Karen, he serve on the board of Cleveland City Dance Company which is dedicated to bringing classic ballet back to Northeast Ohio. They recently celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary with their 3 children and their spouses and their 10 grandchildren.

Kirtz, Enid. B.S., Ohio State University; masters credits, Case Western Reserve University; teacher/instructor, Shaker Heights City Schools.

Konen, Joseph. M.S., University of Notre Dame; D.Min., United Theological Seminary. Emeritus associate professor, Ohio State University Extension, Urban Community Development and Sustainability Program.

Lloyd, Whitney. B.A., Harvard University; M.A., New York University.  Lloyd was a history teacher and Director of College Guidance at St. Louis Country Day and Cleveland's University School for over 30 years. Currently, he is the college adviser to the Montessori High School at University Circle. In the past three years, Lloyd has taught history and literature in the Off-Campus Studies program, guiding classes on Wallace Stegner , Kazuo Ishiguro, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez as well as David Halbertam's The Fifties and Barbara Tuchman's The Proud Tower and The March of Folly.

Meehan, Terry. Cleveland State University, BBA in Marketing; Kent State University, MA in Literature & Film. Adjunct Professor of Film Appreciation, Lorain County & Lakeland Community Colleges. Meehan curates and presents an ongoing Lakewood Public Library monthly film series. His Cleveland Film Society Classes include "Film Noir" & "Movies about Movies." At Chautauqua Institution, he has taught “The Movies of Alfred Hitchcock,” and at Lorain County Metro Parks, "On the Road to Nova Scotia." Meehan writes college textbook reviews for McGraw-Hill and is a contributing author for a forthcoming publication on film documentaries.

Moore, Patrick. B.S. University of Connecticut; M.A. Central Connecticut State; and J.D. Cleveland State University Law School. Patrick Moore is adjunct professor of History and Political Science at Cuyahoga Community College. He has published more than 20 articles in regional and national publications, most recently Ghosts of Antietam in www.ichagrin.com 2010 magazine. He is a lawyer, consultant and freelance writer. For over twenty years, he was an executive in the financial services industry.

Parr, Barbara. B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.Ed., Cleveland State University. Teacher, Rocky River High School.

Tuthill, Linda M.  B.S.N. Johns Hopkins University, writing workshops at Cleveland State, Omega Institute, Iowa Summer Writing Festival, the Glen Workshop. Tuthill helped launch The Connection newspaper and served as co-editor, contributed feature articles to Shaker Magazine and is a published poet. She also co-leads seasonal nature writing workshops for the Cleveland Metroparks. She is privileged to hear the work brought to class each week by Creative Writing participants.

Van Horn, Jim.  B.A., Wittenberg University; graduate work in teaching at Case Western Reserve University. Teacher, manufacturer’s representative, coach, philatelist, historical photographer.

Zak, Betty J.  B.S., Notre Dame College; M.A., Case Western Reserve University.  Zak is currently the owner and managing director of her education and business consulting company and she teaches as an adjunct professor at several colleges and universities. Over the years, Zak has held a variety of positions where her roles have taken her to many areas within the United States as well as numerous countries within Europe in order to link with respective global communities on fine arts activities as well as business systems implementations. Her diverse background has included such things as managing multi-million dollar projects, presenting at international conferences and performing with the Cleveland Orchestra at Severance and Carnegie Halls. She was honored in Ohio Magazine for Excellence in Education in 2007 and 2010.